WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2026
Tonight's lineup ranges from the bizarre to the electoral: Matt Walsh chases a COVID-fraud story all the way to the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president, Victor Davis Hanson runs the numbers on a midterm map five weeks out, and Glenn Beck makes his case for getting churchgoers registered to vote. Here's what ten of the biggest conservative shows are covering tonight.
The Matt Walsh Show — "SHOCKING: This Is The Worst Example Of Covid Fraud And It's Not Even Close | Ep. 1843"
Matt Walsh dug into a bizarre COVID-fraud story alleging PPP loan money helped fund the mercenaries behind the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president. He traced the money through a web of shell companies before pivoting to broader Medicaid fraud schemes.
Ties PPP loan fraud to funding mercenaries in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse.
Says Colombian mercenaries posed as DEA agents during the killing.
Claims shell companies laundered COVID relief funds toward the plot, covering pay, armor, and ammunition.
References separate Medicaid fraud schemes spanning from Arizona to Rwanda.
Argues weak federal oversight and lax immigration enforcement let large-scale fraud go unpunished.
Morning Wire — "Evening Wire: Trump Delivers Remarks to the UN & Nolan Wells Drowning Updates"
Morning Wire's evening edition covered Trump's UN General Assembly address on Iran and AI policy, a new US-Greenland security deal, and a Pentagon promotion overhaul, alongside several shorter domestic news items.
Covers Trump's UN speech touching on Iran negotiations and AI policy, including his push to rename "artificial intelligence" to "super intelligence."
Reports a new US-Greenland/Denmark deal granting permanent US military access to land, air, and sea.
Describes a new Pentagon officer-promotion system using real-time war-game simulations.
Reports Mississippi authorities declined to charge anyone in Nolan Wells' drowning death, finding no evidence of racial motive.
Also covers a Stanford AI-photo-editing controversy and Sri Lanka's convictions over Easter bombing plots.
The Andrew Klavan Show — "Jon Stewart's Idiotic Lies Finally Come Back To Bite Him"
Andrew Klavan argued that conservative commentary has moved from censored to mainstream, crediting the rise of independent media over legacy outlets like CNN. He also pushed back on AI-doom rhetoric before closing with a listener theology question.
Coins the "Shapirocal," describing Ben Shapiro's shift from censored outsider to mainstream-adjacent voice.
Criticizes Jon Stewart's continued attacks on Fox News as outdated, and CNN's coverage framing of the Tasia Fortune case.
Pushes back on AI-doom predictions, comparing the rhetoric to climate-change alarmism.
Argues independent/new media lacks the editorial fact-checking structure of legacy outlets.
The Glenn Beck Program — "The Midterm Message Every Christian Needs to Hear"
Glenn Beck devoted the show to Christian voter turnout ahead of the midterms, contrasting low registration among churchgoers with CAIR's organized push to register Muslim voters. He framed voting as a civic duty for pastors and congregants alike.
Cites polling showing Democrats newly competitive in traditionally red Tarrant County, Texas.
References an estimate that roughly 32 million regular churchgoers aren't registered to vote, versus CAIR's plan to register about 3 million Muslim voters across 12 states.
Urges pastors to help register congregants, arguing the Johnson Amendment only bars candidate endorsements.
Invokes the colonial-era "Black Robe Regiment" of politically active preachers as a historical model.
Previews an upcoming interview with journalist Salena Zito on newly released Butler, PA assassination-attempt documents.
The Tucker Carlson Show — "Max Blumenthal: I Went to Iran and Was Detained by the Trump Admin"
Tucker Carlson hosted journalist Max Blumenthal to discuss his reporting trip to Iran and its aftermath, including being detained and having his phones seized by US customs. The two argued Israeli interests have outsized sway over the Trump administration's foreign policy.
Blumenthal says he was detained at Dulles Airport and had his phones seized without a warrant after returning from Iran.
Describes a coordinated online harassment campaign against him involving activist Laura Loomer and the group Canary Mission.
Says he filed a Fourth Amendment lawsuit over the seizure and a federal judge found his rights were violated.
The pair argue Israeli interests have outsized sway over Trump officials, naming Susie Wiles.
Discuss economic risks of a prolonged Iran conflict, including fuel prices and the dollar's reserve-currency status.
The Victor Davis Hanson Show — "Victor Davis Hanson: A Midterm Election Update"
Victor Davis Hanson gave a roughly five-week-out midterm outlook, arguing early polling overstates Democratic strength and walking through the most competitive Senate races. He closed with an assessment of both parties' chances of holding or flipping Congress.
Argues polling has historically overstated Democratic strength and tends to tighten as Election Day nears.
Walks through competitive races in Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Georgia, and New Hampshire.
Points to record-low poverty and per-capita income near $87,000 as a message Republicans should emphasize.
Flags unresolved Iran-policy developments as a wildcard that could swing the outcome.
Puts Republican odds of holding the Senate around 60-40 and says Democrats' House odds had slipped.
Fireside Chat with Dennis Prager — "Mocking God & the Religious | Sunday Fireside Chat"
Dennis Prager argued that religion gets mocked more than almost any other topic in modern culture, warning that Christianity's decline leaves a vacuum other ideologies rush to fill. He also fielded listener questions on faith, intermarriage, and identity.
Cites Douglas Murray's idea that Christianity's decline in Europe leaves a "hole" destructive ideologies fill.
Claims movements like "anti-racism" function as substitute religions but lack traditional faith's coherence.
Criticizes education for teaching kids their history is shameful and their future is climate-doomed.
Fields a student question on Universal Basic Income, likening it to treating addiction with another drug.
Ruthless Podcast — "New Election, Old Playbook: Democrats Latest Fake 'Crisis'"
The Ruthless hosts joined Will Cain to debate whether viral, meme-driven political campaigns can translate into real votes, using Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral bid as the test case. They also weighed in on a Democratic Senate candidate's old Reddit posts and the Luigi Mangione trial.
Debate whether Spencer Pratt's meme-driven LA mayoral campaign's online buzz can convert into actual votes.
Argue Democrats give ideological allies a pass, citing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's old Reddit posts.
Discuss reactions to the Luigi Mangione murder trial, including supporters framing the killing in "social murder" terms.
Compare unconventional, personality-driven political candidates emerging in a post-Trump culture.
The Buck Sexton Show — "Macklemore Should Lie About Gaza Less"
Buck Sexton criticized musician Macklemore's public statements on Gaza, arguing pro-Palestinian activists selectively ignore other global crises and give Hamas a pass. He distinguished government censorship from a private venue's right to decline performers.
Disputes genocide allegations and criticism of IDF conduct in Gaza.
Argues Gaza-focused activists ignore other crises, like Sudan and Congo, and "never criticize Hamas."
Distinguishes government censorship, which he opposes, from a private venue's right to decline performers, citing Robert Kraft.
References a heated exchange involving Rep. Haley Stevens and Don Lemon's commentary on free speech.
Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz — "America Needs More Ranchers, Not More Foreign Beef"
Daniel Horowitz interviewed R-CALF USA's CEO on the crisis facing independent cattle ranchers, arguing consolidated meatpackers and beef imports are crushing producers. He also revisited his identity-theft-and-illegal-immigration argument.
Interviews Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, on the crisis facing independent cattle ranchers.
Bullard says the U.S. has lost over half its cattle producers in about a generation, with four meatpackers controlling over 80% of the fed cattle market.
Says a recent approval of 661 million pounds of imported beef cut $300-400 per head off cattle prices.
Proposes the PRIME Act and mandatory country-of-origin labeling as fixes.